Superstar From Age 0 - Chapter 1170



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0 years old to superstar episode 1170

The place where Choi Dong-hyun and Lee Jae-ha arrived in the car was in front of a building located a little bit away from the errand center.

“Here… … ?”

The errand center building, which was located between large and small commercial buildings, was old, but the two-story building in front of Jaeha Lee looked even older and more worn-out. Some of the walls surrounding the building had collapsed, and it looked as if they would collapse at any moment. The iron door that blocked the entrance was rusted and the paint was peeling off, making it impossible to tell what color it had originally been. The red brick building beyond the iron door also looked so dilapidated that it seemed difficult for people to live there.

However, here and there, there were signs of human presence, such as shoes and toys.

Lee Jae-ha’s eyes were caught by shoes that were smaller than normal and toys in bright colors.

ah.

I thought I knew where this was.

“This is the orphanage I lived in.”

At Choi Dong-hyun’s words, Lee Jae-ha looked again at the two-story building in front of him, the daycare center.

The atmosphere of the old and worn-out orphanage was dark and stuffy even when viewed from the outside. Choi Dong-hyun said there were about twenty younger siblings there, but the children’s voices were not heard at all.

Lee Jae-ha’s heart became heavy at that.

I think I know why Choi Dong-hyun lives in the errand center and why he works so hard to earn money. It must be because he wants his younger siblings to be better off, even in these circumstances.

“… … So that’s why you worked hard to earn money, hyung.”

“uh?”

“When I ascend to heaven, I will definitely find out the lottery numbers!”

I wanted to use the winnings to live a happier life in a better place with my siblings.

Choi Dong-hyun, who had been blinking with a puzzled expression at Lee Jae-ha’s words with sparkling eyes, soon ended up laughing. It seemed like he knew what kind of misunderstanding Lee Jae-ha was having.

“That’s not it.”

“yes?”

“I’m worried because the daycare center is old.”

Choi Dong-hyun smiled and opened the iron gate that looked like iron bars. It squeaked slightly, as if it was slightly oiled.

“This is an empty building. It’s going to be demolished soon.”

Lee Jae-ha opened his eyes wide.

“… … Then what about the daycare center?”

Choi Dong-hyun smiled proudly as if he had been waiting for that question.

“Moved. To the suburbs.”

Then he took out his cell phone and showed the photo to Jaeha Lee.

It was a photo of children happily running around in a yard that was wider than this one. In addition, the building in the back, a new daycare center, seemed to have been renovated and looked clean and warm. It seemed as if the children’s laughter could be heard beyond the photo.

“I’ve always thought it would be nice to have a large yard.”

I wish my younger siblings had been able to spend their time in a more spacious and sunny place rather than in such a cramped space.

So, as soon as he became an adult, Choi Dong-hyun worked hard. The errand center job suited his aptitude well, and the occasional exorcisms brought him a lot of money. Thanks to that, he was able to build a shelter for his younger siblings in the suburbs.

“Of course, I didn’t pay for it all by myself. I received some government subsidies, and other kids also helped me a lot.”

Now that the boys have become adults, they have been saving up every penny they can to help buy a new daycare center. As the eldest brother, I couldn’t help but feel proud.

Speaking so proudly, Choi Dong-hyun showed other photos. The young men laughing with the children in the photos caught Lee Jae-ha’s eye. They were definitely the younger siblings who had saved up pennies. There was also a photo of Choi Dong-hyun that seemed to have been taken by someone else. There was also a photo of the children smiling brightly and happily.

“It’s really… …like family.”

It seemed like they were more like a family than the relationship between father and Jaeha Lee, who were connected by blood.

What does it feel like to truly love and be loved like this?

It would probably be very warm and cozy.

“Family.”

Lee Jae-ha suddenly felt envious as he saw Choi Dong-hyun smiling and answering without hesitation for even a second.

‘… … Then what can I do? He’s already dead.’

Lee Jae-ha quickly erased these thoughts, thinking that they would remain as regrets, and took his eyes off the phone screen and looked around the empty orphanage building again.

“But it’s really clean for a place scheduled for demolition.”

So much so that Jaeha Lee was mistaken in thinking that people were living there.

It was too clean to be demolished, but too run-down to be inhabited, just the way it was.

Choi Dong-hyun said, picking up toys and shoes that someone had forgotten and placing them neatly in front of the wall.

“I come here sometimes to clean up. It’s a small and old place, but it was our home.”

Since it was a place where orphans lived, there were many hardships, but it was a place that could be called a home, filled with good memories. That’s why the director of the orphanage, the teachers, and the children all cleaned up and left while reminiscing about their memories. So, even though it was a place that would soon be destroyed, it didn’t look like a mess.

“Come in.”

Choi Dong-hyun opened the door to the orphanage and went inside.

Lee Jae-ha followed Choi Dong-hyeon while looking at the shoe cabinet and entrance where the children’s traces remained.

“This is the living room. It’s where we all gather. There are pictures drawn by the kids on the wall, but they’ve all been taken to the new daycare center.”

“Do you have any pictures that your brother drew?”

“I’m not sure, but I think the director would have taken care of it.”

Lee Jae-ha smiled slightly as he recalled the image of little Choi Dong-hyun diligently drawing pictures here.

Choi Dong-hyun showed us around the orphanage.

And finally, to the last destination,

“piano!”

There was a piano.

“This is the music room. Here, you can learn piano and singing.”

Lee Jae-ha looked at Choi Dong-hyun with a surprised expression.

“Did you learn piano too?”

“No, I was busy going out and playing.”

no way.

Jaeha Lee, who was truly sorry, turned his head again and looked at the piano. His hands trembled for some reason as he was touching the piano for the first time in five days.

“But why is this here? Why don’t you take it to the new daycare?”

“They’re old and broken, so some of them don’t make a sound. Plus, someone donated a new piano to me.”

aha.

Lee Jae-ha nodded.

Normally, Jaeha Lee would have been troubled by a broken piano, but it didn’t matter at the moment. In his current state as a ghost, he would have a hard time playing the piano properly even if it was fine.

Jaeha Lee, who was looking at the old piano with excited eyes, sat down on the piano stool.

Instead of Lee Jae-ha, who had no physical strength, Choi Dong-hyun opened the keyboard lid.

Lee Jae-ha placed both hands on the dust-free white keyboard. He had not even started playing yet, but his face was already excited.

Lee Jae-ha pressed a white key.

My finger passed through it without making any sound.

Still, Lee Jae-ha didn’t care and pressed the next key. This time, a sound was produced.

Ding-

At the sound that rang out clearly, Lee Jae-ha’s face lit up.

Listening to classical music through speakers was really good, but the sound of the piano created by my own hands was incomparably thrilling.

Lee Jae-ha thought carefully, yet quickly, and decided on the song to play.

I wanted to play this and I wanted to play that.

Choi Dong-hyun said as if he noticed her feelings.

“Play comfortably. You have plenty of time.”

“yes!”

Lee Jae-ha answered with a big smile.

Then he pressed the first key and began playing the piano for the first time in five days.

The piano playing, which seemed to have a few missing teeth, sounded quite beautiful despite its shortcomings. I couldn’t even tell what kind of broken keys there were.

‘Come to think of it… … .’

Suddenly, Choi Dong-hyun felt like he knew what ‘Lee Jae-ha’s performance’ was like.

It was because I felt a difference when I listened to Jaeha Lee’s performance at the client’s house for the past few days, listened to classical music at the errand center, and listened to Jaeha Lee’s performance again. Of course, I couldn’t explain it in words because I don’t even know the “P” on the piano.

It also seemed like Lee Jae-ha’s performance had changed a little.

Again, I couldn’t explain it, though.

‘Good.’

Anyway, Lee Jae-ha’s performance was good.

It’s a bit weird to use that word for a ghost, but it was a piano performance that seemed vivid and alive, and Lee Jae-ha also seemed full of energy.

Choi Dong-hyun sat nearby and listened to Lee Jae-ha’s performance.

Playing the piano, which might be the last time.

***

“Oh my! Hello! I’m a real, real fan!”

The pianist (a college student) who was cast as an extra today greeted Seo-jun and Han-junseo with a scream. Seo-jun and Han-junseo, who were about to greet him, also burst into laughter.

“I’ve seen almost all the movies and dramas that you two have been in! Oh, of course, there are so many works that actor Han Jun-seo has appeared in as an extra that I haven’t been able to see them all. You really did appear in a lot of them.”

After the relationship between Seojun and Han Junseo became known, the number of people looking for Han Junseo’s old works increased. This was true not only of famous works but also of works in which he appeared as an extra. It was fun to see the old appearances of famous actors, but it was even more interesting to learn about the stories contained within them.

-Seeing the kid on the news (older than me lol) growing up well and acting hard makes me feel proud too.

=22 I didn’t know at the time that he would become such a famous actor… … Thinking about it makes me happy.

=33 It’s fun to see your skills improving.

-Looking at the number of works he appeared in as an extra, I think I can see how hard Han Jun-seo worked.

=There really are a lot of them

“thank you.”

The pianist was even happier when Seojun and Hanjunseo greeted him.

Maybe it was because I knew the relationship between the two actors, but I couldn’t take my eyes off them just standing there together. It was a story that was more cinematic than a real movie.

“Please take good care of the filming today.”

“I will work hard too!!”

The pianist’s eyes lit up at Seojun’s words.

Although I may not be as good as Seojun, who is considered world-class in both violin and piano, I intend to do my best to play.

‘I want to hear actor Lee Seo-jun play… …!’

But there was no such thing in today’s filming.

The pianist swallowed his regret and looked at the stage and the audience. The audience seats, where filming was being prepared for a long time, were empty except for a few parts, and it seemed that they were going to fill them up later with CG.

Seojun and Hanjunseo were seen sitting in the audience.

“Piano, no, you said ad libitum?”

The pianist was curious about what the content would be.

***

“Ready, action!”

Choi Dong-hyun continued to ponder how Lee Jae-ha could ascend.

I thought that maybe playing the piano would help, but it didn’t seem to be the case, as he still remained in this world despite continuing to play the piano at the client’s house. Still, it seemed clear that he was connected to the piano.

So, what I thought of was a concours.

Didn’t Lee Jae-ha say that too?

I’ll be back before the contest opens.

I thought that perhaps Lee Jae-ha’s true ambition was to participate in the contest after working hard for so long.

The contest that Lee Jae-ha would have participated in if he had not died is being held today.

It was the day after I came home from playing the piano at the old daycare center.

“If you really ascend today… … I wanted to let you play the piano one last time.”

Choi Dong-hyun, who was wearing wireless earphones, said this to Lee Jae-ha, who was blankly staring at the venue where the contest was being held.